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Curtain on the past

memories unfold under stark light
as I pull back the curtain on the past,
lightning flash moments etch upon my mind...
from far away a voice mumbles,
"shoulda coulda woulda"
the universal chant of the lost,
broken, rueful and dismayed.
I tune it out-persistent as it is-
and try to focus on today, tomorrow
and the near and distant future
where lays unwritten, unscripted
unplanned,  and unrehearsed
moments I'll come to cherish - or not.
I cage the monster that is the past,
although I can hear it thrash against its prison
I will never set it fully free upon my world
nor will I feed it with my thoughts
lest it reach out from its restraints
grab me in a fit of rage
and consume me wholly.

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  • Bob Fox
    July 4

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    Well

    The shame of it all is that we do not get a ' do over ' . Hard times. Hard choices . And then it should be lessons learned. But hell, who am I to speak . I have yet to grow up. Strong wrote though poet.


  • Rose Angel gold member
    June 9

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    Wise thoughts and reflections on the past, present and future,"shoulda coulda and woulda, the universal chant of the lost" Good wisdom here and your imagery of caging the monster that is the past" A thoughtfulwrite penning


  • galfalfa gold member
    June 6

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    If i didnt know any better i'd think you were a woman describing pmsing
    Ok, enough silliness...another superb piece!


  • ajocean silver member
    June 4
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    great piece thanks a million for sharing

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